Stephen Twigg

Stephen Twigg (25 December 1966-) was the Labour MP for Enfield Southgate from 1 May 1997 to 5 May 2005 (succeeding Michael Portillo and preceding David Burrowes) and from Liverpool West Derby from 6 May 2010 (succeeding Bob Wareing).

Biography
Stephen Twigg was born in Enfield, London, England in 1966, and he became the youngest and first openly gay president of the National Union of Students in 1990 and 1991. He was elected as a borough councillor for Islington in 1992, representing the Sussex ward until 1997, when he was elected as the Labour MP for Enfield Southgate in an upset which unseated likely Conservative Party leadership contender Michael Portillo. He lost his seat in the 2005 general election, but, in 2010, he was elected the MP for Liverpool West Derby.